Nafula, JaneWalugembe David2026-10-062026-10-062026-03-04Nafula, J. & Walugembe, D. (2026). Govt bans automatic learner promotion boost performance. Daily Monitor.https://bdears.busitema.ac.ug/handle/123456789/10237Newspaper ArticleThe government has directed all school to stop the policy of automatic promotion of learners, effective immediately, in a bid to improve academic performance and reduce failure rates. The State Minister for Primary Education, Dr. Joyce Moriku Kuducu, criticised teachers for promoting learners with weak grades, a practice she partly blamed for poor results in the Primary Leaving Examinations. (PLE).enArticle